Yep.  Chinese jazz.

I’m not sure how to explain this: Chan’s is a restaurant and blues club in the far reaches of northern rhode island.  Thank goodness our friends had a GPS system so we could find our way.  I’m serious.  Woonsocket, RI, home of Chan’s, is an old textile mill town tucked in the middle of the usual New England maze of old streets and new streets and one-way streets and no-sign streets.

We knew we’d get lost.  We didn’t.

So here we are, ready for General Tso’s chicken,”Ursula George” (Lori Urso-guitar, Marty Richards-drum, Anthony Geraci-piano, Marty Ballou-bass, Thom Enright-guitar, special guest Sugar Ray Norcia-blues harp) and Sugar Ray Norcia & the bluetones“.

We have been double-dating for 42 years.  Last night three of us wore sensible shoes, while the fourth wore her thrift-shop fancy cowboy boots and felt quite impractical but took lots of pictures anyway.

Here’s the band, thanking Mr. Chan.

(with singer Lori Urso and Marty Ballou)

Lori did one of my favorite Bonnie Raitt songs, “Women Be Wise” (from THE BONNIE RAITT COLLECTION, track 3, with Bonnie Raitt and blues legend…

Sippie Wallace

I captured a few minutes of the show on video and will try to put it on youtube asap.  Will attach the link when it works.

Which may not be right away because we didn’t get home last night ’til after 1 AM and I’m going to bed as soon as “Amazing Race” ends.

Next weekend:  Jam Session at the Rhode Island Steel Guitar Players Association meeting in Portsmouth.  Pot luck, bring your own eggrolls.